550i Mileage
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My Ride: On order for November Delivery - 550 !!!! - Currently own 1999 E39 540, sport pkg, premium sound pkg, black on black. Previous owner of 2000 M Coupe, 1996 328is, 1984 633csi, 1982 528e, and wifed owned 1999 528 touring and 2002 525 touring. Looking at buying 545 or 550 in fall of 2005.
Originally Posted by Arcadia' post='193941' date='Nov 5 2005, 10:24 AM
Hi all 550i proud owners,
What is your 550i mileage? Transmission type?
Thx.
What is your 550i mileage? Transmission type?
Thx.
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Originally Posted by ManyBMWS' post='194026' date='Nov 5 2005, 02:45 PM
My mileage sucks. I'm getting 13.9 mpg with my steptronic transmission.
Is that hand calculation or OBC calc?
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My Ride: On order for November Delivery - 550 !!!! - Currently own 1999 E39 540, sport pkg, premium sound pkg, black on black. Previous owner of 2000 M Coupe, 1996 328is, 1984 633csi, 1982 528e, and wifed owned 1999 528 touring and 2002 525 touring. Looking at buying 545 or 550 in fall of 2005.
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Yup, mileage around town is lower than I expected too ... about 13 or so. :thumbsdown: Heck, I used to get 14.5 in my E38 740. But out on the highway the 550 is amazingly frugal - I've hit 27 mpg cruising along the highway at 65 mph. 
Net, net .. I've gotten 19 mpg since day one with about 50% highway miles. 
Net, net .. I've gotten 19 mpg since day one with about 50% highway miles.
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Come on you guys if you can afford to buy the King of the V8's you ain't gonna worry about fuel consumption. 
If you did you'd have bought 525's. 
Tell us about the power 
If you did you'd have bought 525's. Tell us about the power
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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='194050' date='Nov 5 2005, 03:27 PM
But out on the highway the 550 is amazingly frugal - I've hit 27 mpg cruising along the highway at 65 mph. Net, net .. I've gotten 19 mpg since day one with about 50% highway miles.
Net, net .. I've gotten 19 mpg since day one with about 50% highway miles. 
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If you're relying on your OBC, remember that it may be miscalibrated. OTOH, the 550i does have a lower EPA rating (than the 545i), and probably isn't as broken in as your 540i was.
I was just about to post this same question. My mileage sucks. I'm getting 13.9 mpg with my steptronic transmission. I am not driving it particularly hard. Granted this is mostly in bad L.A. traffic, but my e39 540, which I drove hard got about 16 to the gallon. What gives?
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The mileage on my 545 auto was under 13mpg during break-in when I kept it under 4,500rpm. 
Now with 3,000 miles, I get about 16 mpg city, driving it moderately hard. So it does get better with age!
Now with 3,000 miles, I get about 16 mpg city, driving it moderately hard. So it does get better with age!
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Im averaging 17.4 now since I'm able to push the car a bit more (1200miles) ,,on the highway I agree, it gets like 33 to 25 depending on our speed. I drive 70% city and 3-% hwy and still can get 300 miles for the full tank... 
I just filled up with 17.9 gallons and a woping $53..not bad since the dealer paid for it as they tdelivered the car with 3/4 of a tank due to the hurricane
,,on the highway I agree, it gets like 33 to 25 depending on our speed. I drive 70% city and 3-% hwy and still can get 300 miles for the full tank... I just filled up with 17.9 gallons and a woping $53..not bad since the dealer paid for it as they tdelivered the car with 3/4 of a tank due to the hurricane
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